Movie · 121 min · R-13 · crm, drm, trl
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Where to watch Midnight Express
Available on 7 platforms across 3 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #163 in Philippines.
- Philippines #163
- Portugal #250
Available languages
Audio: English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
Midnight Express has spent 0 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 14 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #4.
Cast
Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, John Hurt, Mike Kellin, Franco Diogene, Michael Ensign, Gigi Ballista, Kevork Malikyan, Peter Jeffrey, Joe Zammit Cordina, Yashaw Adem, Raad Rawi, Tony Boyd
Crew
David Puttnam (producer), Oliver Stone (screenplay), Alan Marshall (producer), Alan Parker (director)
Awards
10 wins from 16 nominations.
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing 1979 — won
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction 1979 — won
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1979 — won
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1979 — won
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1979 — won
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay 1978 — won
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 1978 — won
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama 1978 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1979 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1979 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1979 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1979 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1979 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1979 — nominated